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Vocal CD Pick of the Week

Our choice of a notable CD worth discovering.

VivaLaVoce showcases notable new (or newly reissued) vocal classical music CDs each week. Hear selections from the CD on-air throughout the week, and check online to learn more about the artist and the music.

Our friends at ArkivMusic join in by putting that recording on sale for the entire week and contributing a portion of each sale to WETA.

CD Pick of the Week

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This week's pick

CD Cover - Lucy Crowe Sings Handel

Week of February 6, 2012

Il caro Sassone: Lucy Crowe Sings Handel

English soprano Lucy Crowe sings music that Handel wrote when he lived in Italy.

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Vocal CD Pick Selections on Today's VivaLaVoce Playlist

6:16 am: George Frideric Handel: Alpestre monte (Alpine mountain), HWV 81

9:04 am: George Frideric Handel: Album. Il caro Sassone: Handel in Italy

4:04 pm: George Frideric Handel: Clori, Tirsi, e Fileno, HWV 96: Chlori's recitative and aria. "Barbaro, tu non credi" (Barbarous man, you do not believe)

11:04 pm: George Frideric Handel: Aminta e Fillide, HWV 83: Aminta's Aria. "Se vago rio" (Through a pretty river)

Other recent picks

CD Cover - Mariusz Kwiecien Slavic Heroes

Mariusz Kwiecień: Slavic Heroes

Week of January 30, 2012

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CD Cover - Iestyn Davies Sings Porpora Cantatas

Porpora Cantatas

Week of January 23, 2012

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CD Cover - Veronique Gens: Tragediennes, Volume 3

Véronique Gens: Tragédiennes, Volume 3

Week of January 16, 2012

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See the full list of all Vocal CD Picks of the Week.

CD Pick of the Week on Classical WETA 90.9 FM

Each week on Classical WETA 90.9 FM, we select an instrumental classical music CD to feature on air. Our friends at ArkivMusic join in by putting that recording on sale for the entire week and contributing a portion of each sale to WETA.

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